In-situ euphore radical measurement

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To develop an instrument based on laser induced fluorescence (LIF) for highly sensitive measurements of OH/HO2 radical concentration-time profiles in the simulation chamber

The instrument to be developed will be used to analyze different chemical systems with variable VOC/NOx ratios relevant to the regional and global troposphere. A major advantage of using the instrument in combination with the simulation chamber facility is that the oxidation capacity of the troposphere can be tested for different boundary conditions without the complication of meteorology. The method will provide, for the first time, a direct observation of the OH concentration-time profiles together with the oxidation rates of VOC species for simple systems and allow an assessment of the influence of the addition of other species on the OH radical chain to be tested. It is also intended to investigate the influence of aerosol particles on the radical chain. It is expected that the methodology developed within the proposed project can be used to analyze the chemical mechanisms also of complex reaction systems and that representative reduced mechanisms can be derived from the experimental analysis of the OH radical chain. The project will also provide a facility by which other instruments used for ambient radical measurements can be tested and calibrated under atmospheric conditions.